How does Chapter 9 connect the rule about needing Baba's permission to his divine nature?

Chapter 9 draws a direct line between the practical rule of seeking Sai Baba's permission to leave Shirdi and his all-pervading divine nature. The chapter begins by stating that 'from Brahma to the smallest inanimate object, Sai is pervaded everywhere.' It then explains that because Baba is omnipresent, he 'knows the right and wrong time' for all things. His permission, therefore, is not an arbitrary command but an expression of his divine, protective wisdom. The stories in Chapter 9, like that of Tatya Kote's impatience, illustrate that Baba's instructions are based on this complete awareness, intended to shield devotees from foreseeable and unforeseeable troubles.